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| Padres continue set with visiting Pirates |
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09/27/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Pirates will resume a three-game series against the San Diego Padres tonight at Petco Park. Pittsburgh ended a four-game slide with Friday's 6-3 win in the series opener, as Ryan Doumit clubbed a three-run homer to lead the way. Freddy Sanchez had three hits, including a solo home run, and scored twice for the Pirates. Starter Ian Snell gave up one hit -- a solo home run to Nick Hundley -- and struck out five in five innings of work to record the win. He left the game due to a c |
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| Doumit homers to give Pirates win over Padres |
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09/27/2008 |
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| San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - Ryan Doumit clubbed a three-run homer, as the Pittsburgh Pirates downed the San Diego Padres, 6-3, in the opener of a three- game series at PETCO Park. Freddy Sanchez had three hits, including a solo homer, and scored twice for the Pirates, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Ian Snell (7-12) gave up one hit -- a solo home run to Nick Hundley -- and struck out five in five innings of work. He left the game due to a cramp in his right calf. "He's been making a lot of progress, |
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| Brewers aim to keep postseason hopes alive in opener with Cubs |
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09/26/2008 |
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| ets atop the National League Wild Card standings and hasn't sniffed the playoffs since losing to the St. Louis Cardinals, four games to three, in the 1982 Fall Classic. The Brewers have won four straight games and completed a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday with Ryan Braun's game-winning grand slam in the 10th inning. Bill Hall went 2-for-4 with an RBI while Prince Fielder and Jason Kendall both recorded a pair of hits for Milwaukee. Starter Yovani Gallardo did not factor in the outcome aft |
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| Pirates, Padres start season-ending series at Petco |
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09/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The San Diego Padres will try to avoid their first 100-loss season in 15 years tonight, as they begin a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Petco Park. At 62-97, the Padres need just one victory in this set to avoid hitting the century mark in losses for the first time since they lost 101 contests in 1993. San Diego snapped a two-game slide on Thursday, handing a Los Angeles squad that had already clinched the National League West earlier in the day a 7-5 setback. Luis Rodriguez w |
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| Braun's slam in 10th keeps Brewers tied for wild card lead |
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09/26/2008 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - Ryan Braun hit a game-ending grand slam in the 10th inning to give Milwaukee a 5-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and keep the Brewers tied atop the NL wild card standings going into the final weekend of the season. With the win, the Brewers stayed even with the Mets for the wild card spot, after New York won in its final at-bat against Chicago, 7-6, on Thursday. Milwaukee, which hasn't made the playoffs since 1982, closes its season at home with three games against the Cubs. T |
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| Mets rally to beat Cubs; one game back in NL East |
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09/25/2008 |
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| , who rallied from a three-run deficit and now sit one game behind the Phillies for the NL East lead. Philadelphia was idle Thursday. New York came into the day tied for the NL wild card lead with the Milwaukee Brewers, who are currently playing the Pittsburgh Pirates. Left for the Mets is a weekend series at home against Florida, while the Phillies are at home versus Washington. The Brewers finish at home versus the NL Central champion Cubs. Pedro Martinez continued to struggle for the Mets, surrendering five ru |
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| Blue Jays sign Gaston to extension through 2010 |
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09/25/2008 |
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| 83-75 on the season after a 35-39 start under Gibbons. The first two-time manager in Blue Jays history, Gaston managed the club from 1989 to 1997 and led the team to four playoff appearances, including back-to- back World Series championships in 1992 and 1993. Gaston owns a career 749-685 record as manager in a franchise-high 1,434 regular season games. The former outfielder for the Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, and Pittsburgh Pirates was the club's hitting coach from 1982 to 1989 and again in 2000 and 2001. |
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| Brewers try for yet another win over Pirates |
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09/25/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Milwaukee Brewers will try to sweep their fourth consecutive series against the Pittsburgh Pirates and take total control of the National League Wild Card race in tonight's finale of a three-game set between the two clubs at Miller Park. Milwaukee has won each of its last 11 games versus Pittsburgh and is a whopping 13-1 versus the Pirates this year. Pittsburgh's lone win in the series this season came in the finale of a three-game set in the Steel City on May 22. The Brewers, who have won |
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| Pirates officially ink second overall pick Alvarez |
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09/24/2008 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with third baseman Pedro Alvarez, the second overall selection in the 2008 June Draft, on Wednesday. Alvarez batted .317 with 15 doubles, nine home runs and 30 runs batted in 40 games during his junior season at Vanderbilt. Despite missing 23 games during the season with a broken hamate bone in his right hand, Alvarez tied the all- time Vandy home run record with 49. The 21-year-old Alvarez also hit .329 with a school record 22 home runs and |
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| Brewers send Sabathia to hill again vs. Pirates |
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09/24/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - It appears as if the Brewers are going to ride CC Sabathia's arm to the postseason or bust. Sabathia will make his second straight start on short rest tonight, as Milwaukee resumes a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Miller Park. The Brewers acquired Sabathia from the Indians in July to help them reach the postseason for the first time in 1982. The pending free agent has been worth the package of products Milwaukee shipped to Cleveland for his services, as Sabathia won his first |
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